Tridamos
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Also Tridamus. In ancient Celtic polytheism, the male deification of supposed bovine triplication, conceived as a manifestation of abundance.
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[edit] Centres of worship
Tridamos was worshipped in Roman Britain and altar-stones raised to him have been recovered in the United Kingdom, such as at Michaelchurch (304).
[edit] Parallels
Parallels can be drawn between this deity and Tarvos Trigaranos.
[edit] Etymology
Tridamos may be derived from the Proto-Celtic *Tri-damos meaning 'threefold bovine one' (q.v. [1] [2] [3]).
[edit] Sources
- British Museum, London, England
- Lancaster museum, Lancaster, England
- Newcastle Museum of Antiquities, Newcastle, England
- Penrith Museum, Penrith, England
- Verovicium Roman Museum, Housesteads Fort, Northumberland, England
- York Castle Museum, York, England
